The story centers on a murder onboard the famous train and introduces Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh), who must solve the case while being surrounded by duplicitous passengers.

Kenzari will play the French conductor of the train.

The actor stars opposite Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close in What Happened to Monday, which will air on Netflix, and appears with Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac in Terry George's The Promise, which premiered in Toronto.

He is repped by ICM Partners and Janey van Ierland at Nummer19 Films in Holland.